Kaho's Diary to Nikolai

I Just Borrowed Him

Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura

The quiet landscapes of the town of Tomoeda blurred past as a discrete black jaguar sped through road and highway. The sullen morning was promising a sunny afternoon Tomoyo thought idly as she paused from pursuing the diary.

"Tomoyo-chan! Stop reading, we're nearly at your doctor's clinic" Sakura scolded from the driver's seat. Tomoyo didn't really trust Sakura's driving skills but she couldn't help but fall into the diary's spell and read the life story of Kaho and ignore Sakura's precarious driving. She decided to humor Sakura and finished reading the last few lines of the diary.

"Tomoyo-san what happened?" asked a concerned Meiling, who as it turned out was her doctor. Which made perfect sense, Meiling-san was kind and loyal albeit a little stubborn in her views. Tomoyo did wonder why Syaoran-kun out himself forward by recommending a doctor. She did try to suppress a chuckle at the thought of Syaoran's face as he stuttered out the few embarrassed sentences, she truly did.

"I suppose I was so in love that I just let go." Tomoyo replied with a bitter smile. There were no secrets between Tomoyo, Sakura, and Meiling, after being thrown together by the winds of fate multiple times the girls gave up resisting the temptation to become friends. To their mutual surprise, they ended up being nearly so close to each other as to garner the name, the sisters by everyone in their college.

"Aw...Tomoyo-san!" Meiling, always a generous friend and kind doctor hugged her, assuring her (though she really didn't need the assuring) that her baby would be beautiful and talented to boot. No thanks to the idiot that left her.

"No" Tomoyo contradicted, "He was a good man. I was...just borrowing him for a while." Meiling just shook her head at Tomoyo's fancy rationalisms, fine, she can think whatever she wants to come to terms with the break-up and pregnancy. She wasn't going to disagree with her when she was this touchy. She wanted to cheer Tomoyo up and Meiling did notice that her friend was surprised that she ended up as her doctor. So she opted to change the topic.

"Do you wonder why I became a doctor deary?" Meiling asked wryly

"Yes, sometimes I did wonder why you were so bushed when I and Sakura asked you to party." Tomoyo replied dryly Meiling laughed at her humor and secretly exalted at helping Tomoyo momentarily forget her depression.

"And I did wonder why you became a doctor for pregnant ladies and you somehow ended in practicing here in Tomoeda when there's a lot more of a chance at prospering in China or Tokyo." Tomoyo added suspiciously.

"Oh well, this and that." Meiling answered uneasily. Tomoyo was coming dangerously close to the truth. Damn she was too perceptive.

"Really." Tomoyo stated archly. With enough pressing Tomoyo knew that Meiling would eventually crack and tell her real motives. If that didn't work she would pout until she found out. After a few minutes more of resistance from Meiling Tomoyo got her answer.

"Okay, okay, the elder's have told me to, no, well, practically ordered me to practice here in Tomoeda." Meiling then grumbled at the gall of the elders to order a grown woman and doctor around. And how unfair it was the Syaoran got nearly unrestricted freedom.

Hmmmm...Tomoyo thought thoughtfully as Sakura picked her up in the lobby of Meiling's clinic. The promise of the morning was fulfilled as rays of sun hit her face and nearly burned her pale skin before she had time to put on a hat.

Speeding through the quiet town of Tomoeda in the passenger seat of Sakura's car, Tomoyo finally figured out the reason why Meiling was ordered to practice here. It became fairly obvious why when she added up the strange recommendation for a doctor and Sakura's absence when he recommended it, with Meiling practicing here. Ohoho! Yelan and the elder's are just waiting for the grandchildren to drop from the affianced Sakura and Syaoran. That means that the mulish Li elders have finally got it through their heads that Syaoran won't give up Sakura and they don't want to lose such a good potential clan leader just because of a plebian marriage. The only consolation that the elders had been that Sakura was a powerful sorceress and the heiress to their roguish ancestor, Clow Reed. Tomoyo secretly cheered for her friend's good luck. But then desolately thought about how her family would cope with the news when she gave it to them. Life seemed soo fun these days.

Aria's notes:

-blinks- did I write that?! No I couldn't have...its a little too long and somewhat amusing! Aria doesn't have a sense of humor and patience to write a longer piece of fiction. lol but I did! Yay! I wrote a chapter longer then before! If you want more of these though you're going to have to review. Oh and why I added Meiling in as a doctor? For balance and humor of course. I hate inventing new characters and I always thought that Meiling would be a good doctor. Hehe and I probably will write about S&S and their situation eventually...I just have to finish this ficcy! Oh and I have to be periodically reminded through some -coughs- reviews -cough cough.- Also a big mahalo for Ja for reviewing, you're my first reviewer since I restarted writing. I feel so loved! XD